The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General Charles Foulkes

Foulkes, Charles

General

* 3rd of January 1903

† 12th of September 1969

Promotions

1940-09-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-08-01 Temporary Brigadier
1944-01-11 Major-General
1944-11-10 Lieutenant-General
1951-02-02 General

Service

1940-09-14 1942-07-31 General Staff Officer 1 3rd Canadian Division
1941-12-15 1942-02-01 Commanding Officer 1st Battalion The Regina Rifle Regiment
1942-08-10 1943-04-03 Commanding Officer 3rd Canadian Brigade
1943-04-04 1944-01-10 Brigadier General Staff 1st Canadian Army [England]
1944-01-11 1944-11-09 General Officer Commanding 2nd Canadian Division
1944-09-28 1944-11-07 Acting General Officer Commanding II Canadian Corps, North-West Europe
1944-11-10 1945-07-17 General Officer Commanding I Canadian Corps [Italy]-North-West Europe
1945-08-21 1951-02-02 Chief of the General Staff, National Defence Headquarters
1951-02-02 1960-XX-XX Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee
Picture source: Courtesy of Clive M. Law